The Local Av Joey Hartstone

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER</b></p><p><b>A TEXAN COURTOOM THRILLER THAT CRACKLES WITH TENSION AND HIGH-STAKES GAMBITS - 'EVERYTHING I LOVE IN A THRILLER', WOODY HARRELSON</b></p><p>'Compelling and fast-moving' <b>LISA BALLANTYNE</b></p><p>'Razor-sharp, reminiscent of the best Grisham' <b>KIA ABDULLAH</b></p><p>'The finest legal thriller since Scott Turow's <i>Presumed Innocent</i>... Do not miss it' <b><i>Daily Mail</b></i></p><p>________________</p><p><b>Big business. Bad blood. Betrayal.</b></p><p>James Euchre lives an easy life as a local attorney in a small Texan town, making plenty of money from corporate cases.</p><p>But when his mentor is killed and one of his clients is arrested for murder, James is forced to defend the man who allegedly killed his friend.</p><p>The deeper James goes into the case, the more he fears that he'll fail to save an innocent client's life - or worse, wind up freeing a guilty man...</p><p>________________</p><p>'A <b>spectacular</b> courtroom drama' Michelle King, co-creator of <i>The Good Wife</i> and <i>The Good Fight</i></p><p>'A <b>terrific</b> legal thriller' <i>New York Times</i></p><p>'A courtroom thriller with a <b>dazzling</b> cinematic quality' <i>Booklist</i></p><p>'Everything a legal thriller should be. A <b>cunningly crafted</b> courtroom drama, with a top drawer cast of characters' Rob Scragg</p><p>'A brilliant, cinematic story <b>as big as Texas</b>' <i>Criminal Element</i></p>